It Has Been Alleged That TOGG Was ‘Snatched’ From A Chinese Brand

Domestic automobile project, which has been on Turkey’s agenda for a long time TOGGFrom time to time, it came to the fore with stolen claims. A new one has been added today. Some social media users said that TOGG’s Chinese car Hongqi HS5 “scavenged‘.

Hongqi HS5 was first launched in 2017, Shanghai Auto Show introduced as part of the events. The car in the C-SUV segment, which was a concept in those years, was launched in 2019. If the company that designed the vehicle is italdesignwas. So why is this tool associated with TOGG? Let’s take a closer look at both the claims and the similarities and differences between the Hongqi HS5 and TOGG.

Here is the Hongqi HS5, allegedly stolen from TOGG

To be frank, the C-SUV designed by Italdesign really looks like TOGG at first glance. But to call it “plagiarism” is obviously a bit of an exaggeration. Because in the market alike There are dozens of models that are very similar. So what were social media users saying?

Shares of users who describe the similarity as plagiarism:

But such the number of those who do not think no less either. Let’s take a closer look at the opposing views to this claim.

Shares of users who are harsh with the claim of “scrapping”:

So who designed TOGG and who is it Italdesign?

Italdesign is a design firm based in Italy. Volkswagen The company, which continues its activities under its roof, has produced designs for brands such as Alfa Romeo, Audi, Chevrolet, Fiat, Hyundai, Maserati, Seat and Volkswagen. There was also the work of this brand for Lamborghini. TOGG’s design Pininfarina It was created by a company called The only common point between Italdesign and Pininfarina is that they are based in Italy and have designed for brands such as Alfa Romeo and Fiat.

How does TOGG look from the front?

How does the Hongqi HS5 look from behind?

But how does TOGG look from behind?

Similar claims have been made before!

Claims that TOGG was stolen have also come to the fore in the past. In fact, some of these claims are the ones who designed TOGG. Pininfarina was about. In this context, it was claimed that the domestic car was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2017, designed by Pininfarina. However, there was one thing here. It was extremely common for Pininfarina, who designed TOGG, to have made similar designs in the past years. It is even possible to say that the claims made in the past are much more consistent than they are today. What about those cars designed by Pininfarina and associated with TOGG? how did it look?

The car introduced as the Hybrid Kinetic K550:

The car introduced as the Hybrid Kinetic K750:

Editor Note: Speaking as an editor who is closely involved with cars, it is possible to say that both models have a very typical C-SUV design. However, that doesn’t mean that TOGG has been stolen from the Hongqi HS5. I think there are much more important issues to discuss here. For example; The added value that TOGG will bring to our country. What gains will this car bring to Turkey in the international arena? Or how ‘accessible’ a car TOGG will be for anyone in Turkey in terms of price is still a matter of debate…

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